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We’ve just been through an unusually mild winter for the UK. Despite the excessive rain and storms, the warmer temperatures meant we’ve needed less energy to heat our homes. This has reduced household…

Debt mantra: Sloganeering around a single economic issue can help win elections.
AAPJune 13, 2013

Election campaigns in Australia often seem to crystallise around the dire performance of a single economic indicator. In the 1996 election, it was the size of Australia’s foreign debt (Peter Costello argued…

Coal mining is crowding out industries that could bring more benefits to more Australians.
AAP Image/Dave HuntFebruary 1, 2013

Last week, Greenpeace released a report calling for a halt to Australia’s burgeoning coal exports and pointing to the catastrophic climate impacts they would cause. In response, Mitch Hooke, chief executive…